In the Grosseto provincial territory the wolf-question has held the scene dramatically for several years now, in the well-known terms of the very difficult coexistence between the great predator and the livestock sector. Although we have always shown sincere and profound solidarity towards the breeders - brought to their knees by the plague of predation every day - we have never taken part in the discussion, so as not to feed the idea of a hunter to a public opinion that is often little warned. interested in the wolf from a hunting point of view. Hunting on the one hand, wildlife management on the other.
However, the recent document presented by Minister Costa and the government (Plan for the conservation and management of the wolf in Italy) calls into question the hunters, in particular those who practice hunting wild boar in hunt, accusing them of causing a "disturbance" to the populations of Wolf. The minister thus proposes to inhibit the "hunt" in some areas in his opinion sensitive (areas contiguous to nautical parks, SIC, etc. etc.), effectively removing the surface of the wild boar hunting districts. "This position worries us a lot" - says Davide Senserini, Coordinator of the CCT of Grosseto - "because on the one hand it does not tackle the wolf question with scientificity and on the other it aims to hit the hunting world for free, without even reflecting on the serious repercussions that this it could also produce in terms of management ».
"From the data in our possession" - continues Senserini - "it is clear how the state of health of the wolf populations in our province has improved significantly over time, although there is an almost total overlap between the ranges of the packs and the hunting districts. boar". The data derive from two important scientific projects that have estimated, on several occasions, the size of the lupine population in Maremma: Action D4 of the Life MedWolf Project and the monitoring and capture project of hybrids promulgated by the Tuscany Region and implemented by CIRSEMAF. The hunt, which has always been practiced in Maremma, has never prevented the wolf from thriving. Taking away territory from wild boar hunting therefore has nothing to do with the welfare of the wolf, but instead risks producing an imbalance in the control of the number of ungulates, another well-known problem that afflicts the Tuscan agricultural sector. The minister's proposal would result in the loss of hundreds of hectares for the organized wild boar hunting teams in our territory, significantly affecting the total number of killing. In Tuscany, with an average of 80000 animals culled per year, hunted down is today the most effective means of containing the species.
The Grosseto CCT therefore asks the minister and the government to review some points of the provision which appear, in the light of scientific studies on the subject, not only completely out of reach, but also dangerous for the maintenance of the correct management balance. Here too we repeat our willingness to offer an active contribution, making available the capillary network of territorial control that distinguishes us and which could be valuable for monitoring and census activities. «Also recalling» - concludes the coordinator - «the serious situation that predatory dynamics are inflicting on the livestock sector, causing the closure of dozens and dozens of companies in recent years. In addition to the respect that should be addressed, dutifully, towards human work, a job in this case hard and that nourishes that made in Italy so much heralded, also the relative issue of abandonment is assuming important dimensions, favoring the increase of territorial situations increasingly at risk ".
The Maremma, famous throughout the world for its rural landscapes, almost frozen in time, is losing its identity also due to an unstable policy of intentions, which seems to be able only to turn around the problem by pursuing ideological positions rather than objective and practical actions. . The press conference was attended by the Provincial Coordinator of the CCT of Grosseto, Davide Senserini, and the Presidents of the Confederate Associations, Francesco Rustici (Regional President of ARCT), Luciano Monaci (Provincial President Federcaccia of Grosseto) and Maurizio Capitini (Provincial President of ANUU Migrators.